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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa

172 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

Yeonmi Park

273 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Last Exiles by Ann Shin

The Last Exiles

Ann Shin

10 hours • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim

The Calligrapher's Daughter

Eugenia Kim

400 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

316 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi

The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea

Bandi

256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary short stories dark informative sad medium-paced
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle

Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea

Guy Delisle

192 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction comics graphic novel memoir travel adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Star of the North by D.B. John, Linda Park

Star of the North

D.B. John, Linda Park

402 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious reflective fast-paced
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